Every time I click this thread to see the updates, I wonder: Would I want an A10 scrambled to make some gun passes or one of multiple drones that are just orbiting overhead to nearly instantly drop a maverick/jdam/munition to a location? How valid is this close air support idea? Can it be done with AC-130s? Seems like the ability of a forward observer to call in an instant strike with a drone at nearly any time would be pretty powerful. The "drones" may have a ways to go, but they are being developed and implemented at a pretty astonishing rate.